Lafayette, LA Careers and Salaries

446 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Lafayette, LA for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported employment.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$35,390	520	View salary detail
Photonics Engineers	$80,650	520	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$38,500	510	View salary detail
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	$47,020	500	View salary detail
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$47,750	490	View salary detail
Nurse Practitioners	$120,930	480	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$30,020	480	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$26,400	470	View salary detail
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$52,130	470	View salary detail
Dishwashers	$25,300	450	View salary detail
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$51,970	450	View salary detail
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$46,370	440	View salary detail
Search Marketing Strategists	$56,660	420	View salary detail
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$56,660	420	View salary detail
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$26,870	410	View salary detail
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	$27,520	410	View salary detail
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$37,980	410	View salary detail
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	$49,190	400	View salary detail
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	$45,010	400	View salary detail
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	$48,040	400	View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$46,600	390	View salary detail
Extraction Workers, All Other	$53,210	390	View salary detail
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$49,070	390	View salary detail
Sales Managers	$103,460	380	View salary detail
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	$19,420	380	View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$49,800	370	View salary detail
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$43,830	370	View salary detail
Paramedics	$61,880	370	View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants	$37,790	370	View salary detail
Civil Engineers	$97,410	360	View salary detail
Transportation Engineers	$97,410	360	View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$36,210	360	View salary detail
Water/Wastewater Engineers	$97,410	360	View salary detail
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$76,010	350	View salary detail
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$23,700	350	View salary detail
Loan Officers	$58,960	340	View salary detail
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	$32,910	340	View salary detail
Sailors and Marine Oilers	$49,500	340	View salary detail
Helpers--Production Workers	$36,280	330	View salary detail
Phlebotomists	$34,460	330	View salary detail
Construction Managers	$102,360	330	View salary detail
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$61,770	330	View salary detail
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$36,360	320	View salary detail
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$60,450	310	View salary detail
Psychiatric Technicians	$30,210	300	View salary detail
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$35,820	300	View salary detail
Driver/Sales Workers	$37,270	300	View salary detail
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$26,710	300	View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers	$40,550	300	View salary detail
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$43,470	290	View salary detail

Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.